Jack is always to wait for a long time without getting angry.

A. too patient B. patient enough

C. enough patient D. very patient

— It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the get-together if we all volunteer to help.

—I quite agree with you . _________.

A. Practice makes perfect .

B. Many hands make light work .

C. Better late than never

D. Every dog has its day .

The police warned us __________ into the house alone.

A. to come B. not come

C. not to come D. to not come

It’s ______ late _____ go there on foot now. I think you’d better take a taxi.

A. so, that you can B. too, for you to

C. so, that you may D. too, you can

_____ to get there within ten minutes. Ten minutes______ too short for us.

A. It is impossible for us; are

B. It's impossible for us; is

C. We are impossible; are

D. We aren't possible; is

— Mum, can you give me some advice on how to behave myself at the table?

— Well, I do have some advice. , please keep quiet while eating.

A. In all B. Of all C. After all D. Above all

All we need is enough money __________ our work.

A. to carry with B. carry on with

C. carry with D. to carry on with

—Don’t keep water running when you wash hands. — __________.

A. I hope so. B. I’m afraid not

C. Sorry, I won’t D. It’s nothing.

完形填空。先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小題的四個選項中選出最佳答案。

I was walking down the road one day when my phone rang. voice on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” I thought that it was a wrong number. A short while later, the call came once again, so I rudely, “You’ve called the wrong number!” and then hung up.

During the days, I often got the call. But I didn’t care much about it. Then one day she kept ____ me though (盡管) I didn’t answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, I’m in so much ! Mom said you were too busy to take care of me. But, dad, please me again, OK?” It was to refuse the innocent(天真的, 無邪的) ask. I made a kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you…Dad, I am so…h(huán)appy, so…h(huán)appy…”

Shortly after this, I became curious(好奇）about had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to you. My daughter has had bone cancer(癌癥) since she was born. And her father died in a car two weeks ago. I didn’t want to tell her the news. Poor baby. When she couldn’t stand the painful chemotherapy(化療), she would cry for her dad because her dad encouraged(鼓勵) her. I really don’t know to do, so I gave her a random(隨意的) phone number…”

“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t wait to ask.

“She has died. You must have her on the phone, because she died with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone…” Tears full of my eyes…

1.A. A boy’s B. A child’s C. My daughter’s D. My son’s

2.A. spoke B. told C. returned D. replied

3.A. following B. front C. other D. coming

4.A. different B. same C. wrong D. funny

5.A. to call B. called C. calling D. calls

6.A. danger B. trouble C. pain D. difficulty

7.A. look after B. kiss C. help D. support

8.A. easy B. sad C. happy D. difficult

9.A. soft B. sweet C. low D. loud

10.A. that B. what C. who D. how

11.A. trouble B. ask C. stop D. reach

12. A. experiment B. event C. accident D. activity

13.A. always B. sometimes C. never D. seldom

14.A. when B. how C. what D. where

15. A. kissed B. taught C. shouted D. told

One day a famous teacher was walking with his student. On the way, they saw a lake. They stopped and the teacher told the student, “I’m thirsty. Get me some water from that lake.”

Just when the student reached the lake, a cow was walking in the lake. So the water became very dirty. He thought “I can’t give the dirty water to my teacher!”

He came back and told the teacher, “The water is very dirty. We can’t drink it.” After about half an hour, the teacher asked the student to get some water again. So he went back to the lake.

But the lake was still dirty. So he told the teacher the same thing. After some time, the teacher asked him to go back again. But this time, he found the water was clear. The mud in the water came to the bottom. So he got some water.

The teacher looked at the water and said to him, “You did nothing to make the water clear. You just let it be. Your mind is also like that! When it is bothered（被打擾）, just let it be. Give it some time.”

1.One day the teacher asked his student to .

A. make the lake clear

B. drive away the cow in the lake

C. get some water to drink

D. get some water to wash his face

2.How many times did the student go to the lake?

A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Four times. D. Once.

3.Who made the water dirty?

A. The cow B. The elephant.

C. The teacher. D. The student

4. The teacher told his student that he should when his mind was bothered.

A. drink some water B. eat something

C. do nothing D. ask him for help

5.From the passage we know that .

A. the teacher taught his student something useful

B. the teacher wanted his student to work hard

C. the student knew how to make the water clear

D. the student was very lazy